Our students are constantly exposed to images, but do they have the skills to interpret what they see? The term "screenager" was originated by Douglas Rushkoff in his 1997 book, "Playing the Future." A screenager is defined as: a person in their teens or early twenties who spends a huge amount of time in front of the screen of computer, TV, video game console, and/or phone.
The Power of Images
Images can be a very useful and powerful instructional tool in the classroom. They can be applied to any subject area and at any grade level.
According to a 3M research study, we process images 60,000 times faster than text.
Of all the information the brain processes, 90% of it is visual.
According to William Glasser, we learn 20% more through "seeing" than by just reading.
Research says that 65% of students are visual learners.
Research by Richard Mayer indicates that there is an 89% improvement in learning when a relevant visual is added to text.
Students ages 8-18 spend over 7 hours a day watching TV, on the computer, and playing video games.
By graduation from high school, students have viewed 22,000 hours of television programs.
So the big question is... How do we as educators take advantage of the power of images, and students' visual ways of learning?
The big answer is... Educators must find ways to incorporate photographs, maps, graphics, symbols, cartoons, and videos into their instruction. Teaching visual literacy is the first step in this process. Through visual literacy, the following objectives can be accomplished:
Students will gain skills in reading, analyzing and interpreting images.
Students will transform visual information into comments or written words.
Students will use images to support their written words.
Students will find or create images to communicate their thoughts.
Students will view images and use higher order/critical thinking skills to analyze them.
Need some help and direction? The links to the left provide a variety of Internet resources to assist you in your visual literacy efforts.
Visual Literacy for Screenagers
Our students are constantly exposed to images, but do they have the skills to interpret what they see? The term "screenager" was originated by Douglas Rushkoff in his 1997 book, "Playing the Future." A screenager is defined as: a person in their teens or early twenties who spends a huge amount of time in front of the screen of computer, TV, video game console, and/or phone.The Power of Images
Images can be a very useful and powerful instructional tool in the classroom. They can be applied to any subject area and at any grade level.
So the big question is...
How do we as educators take advantage of the power of images, and students' visual ways of learning?
The big answer is...
Educators must find ways to incorporate photographs, maps, graphics, symbols, cartoons, and videos into their instruction.
Teaching visual literacy is the first step in this process. Through visual literacy, the following objectives can be accomplished:
Need some help and direction?
The links to the left provide a variety of Internet resources to assist you in your visual literacy efforts.